§ Mr. CohenTo ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the proposals from the European Commission with respect to a joint data protection and telecommunications directive are of the kind that will be subject to subsidiarity arrangements; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeighThe Government believe that the proposed directive on data protection and the telecommunications sector should be examined carefully for its consistency with the principle of subsidiarity. Any revised proposals will be considered in the light of this principle once they have been submitted to the Council by the Commission.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will summarise his main objections to the revised proposals from the Commission with respect to a joint data protection and telecommunications directive; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeighThe Commission has not yet submitted its revised proposal for a directive on data protection in telecommunications to the Council. The revised text will be considered carefully once it is received.